Teens News

John Hughes' beloved 1980s teen drama “The Breakfast Club” turned thirty years old last weekend, while the iconic James Dean flick “Rebel without a Cause” will be sixty later this year. Which movie holds up better today? You may be surprised.

Morristown -
Rachel Canning, 18, took her boyfriend Lucas Kitzmiller, also 18, to court accusing him of choking her. Authorities are taking note that this is the same boyfriend her parents were asking Canning to dump.

Ramallah -
Gunfire rang out in the streets of Jenin on Wednesday as militants opened fire on Israeli troops conducting house-to-house searches for three teenagers believed kidnapped from near a settlement last week.

A 14-year-old Michigan teenager raised awareness about cerebral palsy by walking 65 kilometers or 40 miles with his seven-year-old brother strapped to his back. Hunter Gandee carried Braden, who has cerebral palsy from Bedford to Ann Arbor.

Detroit -
Two teens have been arrested in Detroit for beating a man who allegedly struck a boy with his vehicle. A 17-year-old and a 16-year-old were taken into custody Saturday as the leaders of a mob that attacked the man according to authorities.

A new anime called Shingeki no Kyojin or Attack on Titans sparks a new trend for memes in Japan. Inspired by the concept of the anime, Japanese teens are utilizing camera angles to portray themselves as giants.

Kansas City -
Two teens in Kansas City found what experts believe to possibly be a prehistoric skull. The teens had been walking along a creek bed when they'd uncovered the bones and then found a tooth.

Homicide and teens are two words which are being used together at an alarming rate. With school shootings or attempted shootings reported daily, parents and officials struggle to understand this tragic trend.

Chicago -
A video posted to YouTube shows part of a wild brawl outside Ford City Mall, Chicago involving scores of teenagers. Police arrested nineteen teenagers during the brawl that shut down the shopping mall and left two people with minor injuries.

Rocklin -
Trying to circumvent a strict Internet usage policy, two Northern California teenagers drugged one of the girl’s parents’ milkshakes. The parents regularly shut off the Internet at 10 p.m. so the girls came up with a plan to extend the curfew.

A U.K. government agency has come out in support of proposals for a minimum price for alcoholic drinks. The idea is that by stopping alcoholic drinks from being sold too cheaply, this will deter vulnerable people.